LINGUIST List 22.323 Wed Jan 19 2011 Jobs: English & Computational Linguistics: Programmer, North Side Inc. Editor for this issue: Erin Smith <erinlinguistlist.org> The LINGUIST List strongly encourages employers to engage in non-discriminatory hiring practices. We urge employers not to discriminate on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, age, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. However, we have no means of enforcing these standards. Job seekers should pay special attention to language in ads regarding employment requirements and are encouraged to consult our international employment page at http://linguistlist.org/jobs/jobnet.html. This page has been set up so that people can report on the employment standards of various countries. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/posttolinguist.cfm Directory         1.     Eugene Joseph , English & Computational Linguistics: Programmer, North Side Inc., Montreal, Canada Message 1: English & Computational Linguistics: Programmer, North Side Inc., Montreal, Canada Date: 18-Jan-2011 From: Eugene Joseph <eugenenorthsideinc.com> Subject: English & Computational Linguistics: Programmer, North Side Inc., Montreal, Canada E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: North Side Inc. Department: Language and AI R&D Job Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Web Address: http://www.botcolony.com Job Rank: Programmer Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics Required Language(s): English (eng) Description: North Side Inc. develops the Bot Colony online video game. Bot Colony (please see our website) will be a 3D adventure video game where the player converses with the characters in unrestricted English. Google 'Bot Colony', and watch Bot Colony trailer and tech-demo for more information. We're developing a natural language dialogue pipeline which includes parsing, disambiguation, co-reference resolution, reasoning and dialog management. We have an opening for a Computational Linguist in our Montreal facility to work in the area of automated knowledge acquisition. Requirements: -Computational Linguistics background desirable (M.Sc. or Ph.D.) -Strong skills in Java -Experience with databases (Versant OODB or SQL) -Experience with WSD (word sense disambiguation) and reasoning -Experience in text-mining and textual entailment -Experience in shallow reasoning and axiomatization -Experience in building and managing large lexical resources Application Deadline: Open until filled. Email Address for Applications: eugenenorthsideinc.com Contact Information: Eugene Joseph Email: eugenenorthsideinc.com Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 19-Jan-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.